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Alcohol plans baffle industry
Editorial, Published on 21/09/2025
» The revised alcohol control law, while keeping strict restrictions on alcohol sales intact, is creating confusion among citizens and business operators -- particularly those in the advertising sector.
Panel to thrash out new online booze sales rules
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 31/08/2025
» The Department of Disease Control (DDC) is studying the sale of alcoholic beverages through online platforms to develop regulations for the sector.
Cha-am beach mulls alcohol sales on 5 Buddhist holy days to boost tourism, economy
Chaiwat Satyaem, Published on 25/08/2025
» PHETCHABURI - This central Thai province is considering allowing sales of spirits on Cha-am beach and nearby areas on five major Buddhist days to cater to tourists and promote the local economy.
Senate approves eased alcohol rules
Post Reporters, Published on 05/08/2025
» The Senate has approved the amended Alcohol Control Bill, easing restrictions on alcohol-related communication and offering greater support for local brewers and small-scale producers.
Australia to ban under-16s from YouTube
AFP, Published on 30/07/2025
» SYDNEY - Australia will use landmark social media laws to ban children under 16 from video-streaming site YouTube, a top minister said Wednesday stressing the need to shield them from "predatory algorithms".
Health ministry gears up to revise Thai booze rules
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/07/2025
» The Ministry of Public Health expects scrutiny of a new bill containing a series of amendments to the Alcohol Control Act 2008 to be completed later this month, says minister Somsak Thepsutin.
Factbox: Where trade talks stand with major US partners ahead of tariffs-hike deadline
Published on 01/07/2025
» Negotiators from more than a dozen major US trading partners are rushing to reach agreements with US President Donald Trump's administration by a July 9 deadline to avoid import tariffs jumping to higher levels, and Trump and his team kept up the pressure on Monday.
Alcohol sales easing awaits ministry nod
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 28/06/2025
» The committee on alcohol beverage control has acknowledged that the easing of alcohol bans on Buddhist holy days has yet to be extended to ordinary retail shops, pending clarification from the Ministry of Interior.
Easing of alcohol laws 'will lead to more deaths'
News, Published on 20/05/2025
» The push to ease Thailand's tough alcohol laws might be welcome news to the nation's small- and medium-scale brewers, but it might not bode well for the country's already-high alcohol-related death figures, the Alcohol Watch Network warned.
Thai cabinet move paves way for local brewers
Published on 18/05/2025
» Small-scale brewers and beer merchants have welcomed a cabinet decision to approve key changes to the 2022 ministerial regulation on the production of alcoholic beverages, paving the way for the nationwide distribution of craft beer in kegs.